Kale
Kale is a nutrient-rich leafy green vegetable that has been enjoyed for centuries. The hearty vegetable is a member of the cabbage family and is closely related to collards and Brussels sprouts. Kale can be enjoyed fresh, cooked, or juiced.
Kale has been cultivated since ancient times. The vegetable was mentioned in Greek and Roman texts and was a common crop in medieval Europe. Kale was brought to the Americas by European settlers and quickly became a staple in many dishes.
Today, kale is enjoyed around the world in a variety of recipes. Popular dishes include kale chips, sautéed kale, and kale salad. Kale is also a popular ingredient in green smoothies and juices.
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Recipes
Lemon-Garlic Kale Salad
- salt
- kale
- olive oil
- parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- almond
- garlic
Sautéed Kale
- salt
- kale
- vegetable stock
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- garlic
Kale Salad With Apples and Cheddar
- salt
- cheddar cheese
- apple
- garlic
- almond
- lemon juice
- parmesan cheese
- kale
- olive oil
Quick Tomato, White Bean and Kale Soup
- bouquet garni made
- pepper
- parmesan cheese
- salt
- navy bean
- olive oil
- tomato paste
- oregano
- tomato
- carrot
- onion
- yukon gold potato
- celery
- kale
- garlic
- water
Fall Harvest Honeycrisp Apple and Kale Salad
- fig preserve
- thyme
- maple syrup
- shallot
- feta
- olive oil
- pepita
- cinnamon
- red pepper flake
- apple cider vinegar
- kale
- honey apple
- prosciutto
- pomegranate aril
- salt
Crisp Kale Chips With Chile and Lime
- limes zest
- salt
- chile powder
- olive oil
- bite kale
- salt
Coconut Kale
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- paprika
- lemon juice
- coconut milk
- kale
Kale Pesto With Whole Wheat Pasta
- black pepper
- salt
- parmesan cheese
- garlic
- tuscan kale
- farro pasta
- pistachio
- olive oil
- butter
Kale Salad With Butternut Squash, Cranberries and Pepitas
- salt
- butternut squash
- maple syrup
- brown sugar
- kale
- cranberry
- pepita
- apple cider
- cinnamon
- apple cider vinegar
- olive oil
Easy Kale Salad with Fresh Lemon Dressing
- dijon mustard
- honey
- garlic
- almond
- cheese
- oregano
- cranberry
- olive oil
- onion
- sunflower seed
- salt
- carrot
- black pepper
- broccoli
- lemon juice
- red wine vinegar
- kale
Black Rice, Beet and Kale Salad With Cider Flax Dressing
- CIDER FLAX DRESSING
- pepper
- mustard
- thyme
- salt
- garlic
- apple cider vinegar
- flaxseed oil
Coconut Creamed Kale
- salt
- sambal oelek
- ginger
- coconut flake
- madras curry powder
- coconut milk
- kale
Slow Cooker Creamy Kale With Fontina and Bread Crumbs
- black pepper
- zest
- panko bread crumb
- balsamic vinegar
- salt
- butter
- kale
- olive oil
- cream cheese
- fontina cheese
Dehydrated Kale Chips
- kale
- nutritional yeast
- olive oil
- salt
- cayenne pepper
Kale Salad With Cranberries and Cashews
- olive oil
- kale
- cashew
- vegan mayonnaise
- lemon juice
- cranberry
Kale Salad With Peaches and Cornbread Croutons
- CRISPY CORNBREAD CRUMBS
- salt
- smoked paprika
- onion powder
- olive oil
- cornbread
- SALAD
- kale
- peach
- blue cheese
- DRESSING
- grain dijon mustard
- honey
- onion
- apple cider vinegar
- olive oil
Kale Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing
- lemon juice
- sesame seed
- avocado
- batch chickpea
- kale
- carrot
- red beet
- carrot
- olive oil
- watermelon radish
- water
- pepita
- salt
- cranberry
- rice vinegar
- ginger
- salt
Oven-Baked Kale Chips
- kale
- cayenne pepper
- olive oil
- nutritional yeast
- salt
Kale Salad With Pecan Vinaigrette
- salt
- honey
- radish
- pecan
- olive oil
- apple cider vinegar
- caper
- garlic
- tuscan kale
Vegan Peanut, Sweet Potato, and Kale Soup With Coconut Recipe
- black pepper
- hot sauce
- salt
- rice
- lime juice
- turmeric
- lacinato kale
- water
- serrano
- cilantro
- ginger
- vegetable oil
- sugar
- coconut milk
- garlic
- green onion
- peanut
- sweet potato
Kale with Pomegranate Dressing and Ricotta Salata
- salt
- red russian
- shallot
- pomegranate seed
- ricotta salata
- olive oil
- white wine vinegar
- pomegranate molasses
Black Bean and Kale Soup
- sour cream
- olive oil
- onion
- vegetable broth
- black bean
- kale
- garlic
Charred Kale With Citrus and Green Tahini
- salt
- cilantro
- garlic
- shallot
- rice vinegar
- tahini
- sesame seed
- kale
- orange
- olive oil
Sweet Potato and Kale Salad With Roquefort
- DRESSING
- pepper
- sherry vinegar
- thyme
- garlic
- buttermilk
- roquefort
Raw and Crispy Kale Salad With Ginger and Coconut
- salt
- shallot
- garlic
- red
- coconut flake
- lemon juice
- grapeseed
- ginger
- honey
- sesame oil
- grapefruit
- soy sauce
- tahini
- cilantro
- tuscan kale
Raw Food Green Kale Smoothie
- kale
- cilantro
- mint
- parsley
- banana
- orange juice
Kale Smoothie
- almond milk
- banana
- ginger
- matcha
- kale
- peach
- ice
Crispy Spiced Kale
- BATTER
- canola oil
- chickpea flour
- baking powder
- salt
- cornstarch
- sparkling water
BBQ Kale Chips
- bbq seasoning
- cooking spray
- garlic powder
- salt
- kale
- mustard
- paprika
- ancho chile
- brown sugar
Blueberry Kale Smoothie
- blueberry
- kale
- orange juice
Baked Kale
- salt
- olive oil nonstick spray
- kale
Bulgur Wheat and Kale Salad
- salt
- bulgur wheat
- apple cider vinegar
- shallot
- almond
- agave nectar
- onion
- apricot
- kale
- chicken stock
- chive
- olive oil
Collard Greens and Kale Pesto
- black pepper
- salt
- olive oil
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- collard green
- tuscan kale
- parmesan cheese
- peanut
- garlic
Roasted Eggplant and Crispy Kale with Yogurt
- salt
- olive oil
- greek yogurt
- mango powder
- lemon juice
- garlic
- persian cucumber
- cumin
- vegetable oil
- cherry tomato
- italian eggplant
- tuscan kale
Fruit and Kale Salad
- salt
- cilantro
- flaxseed meal
- apple
- banana
- clementine
- avocado
- coconut
- lime juice
- olive oil
- agave
- strawberry
- cherry tomato
- kale
Kale Chips
- parmesan cheese
- kale
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt
Kale Recipes: Kale Salad
- lemon juice
- sesame seed
- avocado
- batch chickpea
- kale
- carrot
- red beet
- carrot
- olive oil
- watermelon radish
- water
- pepita
- salt
- cranberry
- rice vinegar
- ginger
- salt
Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Black Rice
- black rice
- sweet potato
- dijon mustard
- honey
- salt
- water
- olive oil
- white balsamic vinegar
- black pepper
- cinnamon
- cumin
- thyme
- olive oil
- garlic
- green onion
- kale
- black pepper
Kale with The Greenest Tahini Sauce
- salt
- lemon
- olive oil
- aleppo pepper
- greenest tahini sauce
- tuscan kale
- garlic
Fig and Kale Salad
- zucchini
- salt
- avocado
- carrot
- flaxseed
- green
- lemon juice
- kale
- fig
Sautéed Kale with Lime Pickle
- salt
- shallot
- lime pickle
- tuscan kale
- ghee
Kale Pesto
- garlic
- olive oil
- pepita
- parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- kale
- black pepper
- salt
Brussels Sprout and Kale Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
- salt
- buttermilk
- parmesan cheese
- avocado
- dill
- green onion
- sour cream
- olive oil
- white wine vinegar
- bread
- garlic
- brussels sprout
- tuscan kale
Raw Lemon Garlic Marinated Kale Salad
- kale
- garlic
- lemon
- olive oil
- salt
Kale Salad with Roasted Chickpeas and Lemon Vinaigrette
- white wine vinegar
- garlic
- chickpea
- aleppo pepper
- salt
- smoked spanish paprika
- parmesan cheese
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- kale
- olive oil
- lemon zest
Mediterranean Kale Salad
- artichoke heart
- champagne vinegar
- olive oil
- black pepper
- salt
- parmesan cheese
- tomato
- pine nut
- caper
- kalamata olife
- garbanzo bean
- parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- lacinato
Warm Millet, Carrot and Kale Salad With Curry-Scented Dressing
- DRESSING
- salt
- sweet curry powder
- buttermilk
- lemon juice
- rice vinegar
- grape seed oil
THE BEST Kale Salad with Parmesan and Pine Nuts
- champagne vinegar
- black pepper
- salt
- parmesan cheese
- pine nut
- caper
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- lacinato
Crispy Kale Chips with Honey-Lemon Drizzle
- honey
- lemon
- oil
- butter
- salt
- salt
- kale
Baby Kale Salad with Blueberries and Blue Cheese
- blueberry
- honey
- dijon mustard
- olive oil
- walnut
- lemon juice
- salt
- blue cheese
- kale
- black pepper grinding
Tuscan Kale with Sesame Oil
- salt
- olive oil
- sesame oil
- tuscan kale
Kale Salad with Butternut Squash, Chickpeas and Tahini Dressing
- curry powder
- white wine vinegar
- honey
- kale
- chickpea
- candied pecan
- cilantro
- salt
- olive oil
- cayenne pepper
- butternut squash
- tahini
The Kale Salad
- parmesan cheese
- salt
- lemon juice
- black pepper
- parsley
- garlic
- italian kale
- olive oil
- panko
Garlicky Kale
- salt
- lemon
- olive oil
- red pepper flake
- tuscan kale
- garlic
Stuffed Kale in Tomato Water
- pistachio
- black pepper
- salt
- hyssop branch
- zucchini
- kale
- onion
- butter
- unroasted pistachio
- new potato
- green zebra tomato
- thyme
- bay leaf
- kale
Butternut and Kale Salad
- salt
- butternut squash
- olive oil
- red pepper flake
- prosciutto
- red wine vinegar
- parmesan cheese
- balsamic glaze
- pine nut
- butter
- kale
Braised Kale with Red Bell Pepper and Bacon
- black pepper
- salt
- kale
- onion
- bell pepper
- red pepper flake
- apple cider vinegar
- bacon
Kale Salad with Cranberries, Apple, and Cheddar Cheese
- apple
- cranberry
- black pepper
- salt
- sunflower seed
- shallot
- mustard
- maple syrup
- apple cider vinegar
- olive oil
- cheddar cheese
- kale
Chopped Kale Salad with Prosciutto and Figs
- walnut
- walnut oil
- tuscan kale
- mascarpone cheese
- apple cider vinegar
- olive oil
- belgian endive
- prosciutto
- gorgonzola cheese wedge
- radicchio
- fig
- pepper
- salt
Sautéed Kale
- kale
- olive oil
- garlic
- lemon wedge
- salt
Make-Ahead Roasted Squash and Kale Salad With Spiced Nuts, Cranberries, and Maple Vinaigrette Recipe
- salt
- cranberry
- mustard
- sherry vinegar
- light brown sugar
- lacinato
- shallot
- pecan
- olive oil
- paprika
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- cayenne pepper
- clove
- maple syrup
- butternut squash
Braised Kale
- kale
- olive oil
- garlic
- chicken stock
Slow Cooker Chicken, White Bean, and Kale Soup with Parmesan Shavings
- olive oil
- salt
- tomato
- onion
- rind parmigiano reggiano cheese
- pepper
- italian seasoning
- great northern bean
- chicken thigh
- carrot
- garlic
- kale
- chicken broth
- parmesan cheese
- salt
Hearty Vegan Polenta and Kale Soup With Miso and Toasted Sesame Oil Recipe
- salt
- sesame oil
- polenta
- leek
- kale
- red pepper flake
- white miso paste
- soy sauce
- vegetable stock
- garlic
- green onion
- olive oil
Healthy Chicken and Kale Salad
- Kale Salad
- black pepper
- balsamic vinegar
- brown sugar
- dijon mustard
- kale
- garlic
- apricot
- walnut
- olive oil
- salt
- lemon juice
- Poached Chicken
- chicken breast
- salt
- black peppercorn
- bay leaf
- garlic
- italian parsley
Coconut Rice, Tofu, and Kale Salad
- black rice
- tuscan kale
- sesame miso vinaigrette
- spiced pepita
- tofu
Kale Salad with Apples and Pumpkin Seed Clusters
- Creamy Apple Cider Dressing
- honey
- mayonnaise
- cinnamon
- salt
- apple cider
- apple cider vinegar
- black pepper
- olive oil
- Pumpkin Seed Clusters
- vegetable oil
- cinnamon
- cayenne pepper
- sugar
- pumpkin seed
- Salad
- stemilt sweetango
- tuscan kale
- goat cheese
Grilled Kale Salad with Paprika Breadcrumbs
- black pepper
- honey
- greek yogurt
- hot smoked spanish paprika
- salt
- apple
- day baguette
- crème fraîche
- lemon juice
- garlic
- tuscan kale
- radish
- olive oil
Chili Kale Chips
- kale
- olive oil
- chili powder
- salt
Miso-Braised Kale With Multigrain Rice
- Braised kale
- green onion
- chicken stock
- garlic
- kale
- agave syrup
- oil
- soy sauce
- rice wine vinegar
- white miso
- Multigrain rice
- grain white rice
- millet
- quinoa
- sweet rice
Stuffed Kale with Bulgur Tabbouleh and Lime Yogurt Dip
- pepper
- salt
- parsley
- greek yogurt
- lime juice
- baking soda
- garlic
- shallot
- sour cherry
- grade bulgur
- cucumber
- mint
- olive oil
- tuscan kale
- lime zest
- lemon juice
Kale With Garlic and Peppers
- garlic
- tomato
- kale
- onion
- salt
- hot pepper
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
Buckwheat and Black Kale With Brussels Sprouts
- pepper
- salt
- parsley
- olive oil
- whipped cream
- black kale
- onion
- brussels sprout
- shiitake mushroom
- parsnip
- buckwheat
- garlic
- onion
- water
Seasoned Blanched Kale
- pepper
- parsley pesto
- salt
- mint
- olive oil
- parsley
- garlic
- parmesan cheese
Bulgur, Tofu, and Kale Salad
- salt
- bulgur salad
- tofu
- asian pear
- tuscan kale
- mustard dressing
10-Minute Ham, White Bean and Kale Salad
- dinner roll
- salt
- toast almond
- kale
- almond
- deli meat
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- navy bean
- manchego cheese
- dijon mustard
- cranberry
Sauteed Kale
- kale
- almond
- thyme
- bell pepper
- onion
- creole seasoning
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt
Broccoli & Kale Salad From Ina Garten
- Broccoli & Kale Salad
- caesar salad dressing
- olive oil
- salt
- kale
- lemon juice
- italian parmesan cheese
- white bread
- egg
- broccoli
- Caesar Dressing
- salt
- anchovy
- olive oil
- italian parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- egg yolk
- garlic
- dijon mustard
Kale Chips with Rye Breadcrumbs
- black pepper
- salt
- cream cheese
- rye bread
- tuscan kale
- butter
- vegetable oil
Air Fryer Ranch Kale Chips
- kale
- nutritional yeast
- dill
- garlic powder
- salt
- onion powder
- olive oil
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- salt 64%
Common Ingredients
- olive oil 47%
- garlic 44%
- kale 44%
Rarey Ingredients
- onion 19%
- tuscan kale 17%